John Ireson

John Ireson, 48, has been riding bikes as a hobby for the past 6 years, after challenging himself to ride from Wolverhampton – Paris over 4 days with a group of friends, to raise Money for the West Midlands Air Ambulance. From that moment on John was hooked into everything cycling. John has also taken Part in many sportives, club rides and in 2010 was lucky enough to win a fully funded place on ‘The Great Tour’, a circumnavigation of the UK raising money for Prostate Cancer Charities. Even though he has been riding for a short time he has many ambitions he wants to fulfil in cycling. Having climbed Mont Ventoux with his son and friends in 2010, John hopes to climb the Tourmalet and ride a LEJOG at some point in the future .

John is the current Chairman of Wolverhampton Wheelers Cycling club and a qualified Level 2 British Cycling coach.

By day John works in Sales, having been with the same organisation for the past 20 years. Having run a business unit on behalf of a PLC, he has gained a lot of business knowledge and understanding of the corporate world. He has a keen understanding that the most important aspect of any organisation is ‘the customer’ and however large or small and organisation is you need to offer a product and service that is exceptional and beyond the clients expectations.

John is married to Louise and has a daughter and son who all live in Wolverhampton. Originally from Bridgnorth, he moved away at 21 to London where he lived for four years, where among other jobs was an assistant Manager in a West End Wine bar in the 80s.

‘I strongly believe that to get the best out of any experience, you need to totally submerge yourself in it; which over the past 4 years I have done with Cycling. I also believe that the best way to start anything is by just doing it and seizing the opportunity. I love every aspect of cycling including the freedom, friends, health, pleasure, challenges, gadgets, tears, pain, exhilaration, focus but most of all the fun.